Milk-bottle holder



Jan. 11', 1927. 5

M. M. SEIPT 4 MILK BOTTLE HOLDER Filed August '7, 1925 1 5 lllfiilillllll" H 1 MJ LEIEZ E,

l l/ 1 4 Elva/vented Patented Jan. 11, 1927.

MEINI-IABD'I M. SEIPT, OF PEDRIA, ILLINOIS.

" MILK-BOTTLE HOLDER.

Application filed August 7, 1925.

Thisinvention relates to milk bottle holders, being a type of device to receive a milk bottle and automatically lock the same to prevent its removal except by the patron to whom it is delivered.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple form of device that will be extremely positive in locking action; that will protect the bottle so that it cannot be removed from the holder except by the customer, neither can its closure be removed or the contents of the bottle siphoned off that can be produced at a relatively low cost; and that by reason of its construction will accommodate all types and sizes of bottles as used at the present time.

To the end. that my invention may be understood, I have provided the accompanying drawing forming part hereof wherein,

Figures 1 and 2 are plans of one form of the holder shown in two different locations with respect to a door and door-frame.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of another form of the holder produced full size.

Figure 4 is a plan of the same with parts thereof shown in section.

Figure 5 shows the under side of a bottlecap protecting shield illustrated in Figures 3 and 4 and Figure 6 is a transverse section of part of a yoke portion shown in the earlier figures. I

The structures shown in the first four figures and Figure 6 are identical except that in the first two figures a certain protecting shield shown in Figures 3, 4 and 5 is not illustrated.

The body of the holder consists of a U- shaped member which for the purpose of be: ing made light in weight and of low cost or production, yet very strong and r1g1d, -is made or sheet metal of the desired gauge, its "form being clearly shown in Figures 3 and 4. That is to say, it comprises parallel leg portions 1, 2 parts of a yoke portion 3, the latter adapted to be secured to a support such as a. door or door-frame 4, Figures .1 and a, or to a door 5 as in Figure 2, said leg portions being preferably bent into U- torni transversely for lending strength and rigidity thereto.

It is observed in Figure 1 that the said Serial No. 48,863.

body 1, 2, S is afiixed to the door-frame 4: by means of screws, for example, or by other desired means, such means being preterably arranged, or being of such type that having been employed to secure the said body in place cannot be removed by unauthorized persons. It is further to be ob served that the leg 2 of said body parallels or lies very close to the door 5 for a purpose to be made known.

Again, in Figure 2 the body in another of its possible locations may be fastened to the door 5 while its leg 2 parallels and lies close to any suitable guard or bracket 6 secured to the door-frame L in any manner that will prevent its removal by pilferers. Pivoted to and between the legs 1, 2 is a U- shaped member 7 which I shall term a holding member for a bottle 8, Figures 1, 3 and 4. This member is preferably of channel form, one leg of which is shown in Figure 6, in order that it may be made light in weight, yet strong and rigid.

Its pivots are shown at 9, Figures 3 and 4, which allow it to swing through substantially 90 of arc, or bet-ween a horizontal and vertical position. A latch is pivoted within the leg 2 of the body, Figure 4, and a tongue 11 thereof is adapted to pass through apertures 12 and 13 in the body and holding member, respectively, for the purpose of securing the latter relatively to the former when the two are in parallelism, there being a. spring 14, for example, in control of said latch and constantly tending to carry the said tongue 11 toward said holding member. Formed on the leg 1 of the body, as by slitting the metal in two places, is a tongue 15 which is bent over into the space between the legs 1, 2 to lie in the path of and to form a stop for the holding member when placed parallel with or in the plane of said body, Figure i.

Normally, the holding member 7 has the position shown in Figure 3, and as shown in Figures 1 and 2in broken lines, which is an uprightposit-ion or one at right angles to the plane of said body 1, 2, 3. In this position the opening between the extremities of the holding member faces downwardly so that the neck of the bottle to be delivered into the said member may be moved up into it to the position shown in Figure 8 whereupon the person thus delivering the bottle may draw the said holding member clownwardly parallel to the plane of the body assisted by the weight of the bottle itself. This act causes the leg or arm of the holding member adjacent the leg 2 to engage the tongue 11 of the latch 10 forcing the same into said leg 2 whereupon the aperture 13 in coming opposite said tongue will receive the same into it due to the spring 1% and hold the body and member relatively, the stop or tongue 15 directly locating the said aperture 13 accurately.

Now, since the latch 14 is housed by the channel form of the leg 2, and the opening of the latter is directly adjacent the door 5, or the bracket 6, as the case may be, said latch cannot be reached in any way to release the holding member except by opening the door.

In Figures 3, a and 5 is shown a shield 16 which is a plate having a downturned lip or flange 17 at its margin except at that edge lying nearest the yoke portion 3 of the body. In addition, it has toot portions 18 which may be secured to the upper surface of the holding member 7 as by spot-welding, for example, there being suflicient clearance pro vided to permit the bottle-lip to pass beneath it. The shield with its lip or flange 17 protects the bottle-cap so that it cannot be reached in any way or to even permit any method of siphoning the contents of the bottle to be used.

The tongue 15 lies so close to the pivot S) of the holding member 7 that there is sutficient space between the latter and the shield to permit both to swing without interference from said tongue.

It is observed that the member 7 lies close enough to the door-frame 4', Figures 1 and 4:, or to the door 5, Figure 2, that when the bottle is in place there is not sutficient space to permit it to be slipped oii' of the extremities thereof.

An advantage in my device that, due to the manner of hanging the holding member 7, which is normally perpendicular in posi-- tion, the person making delivery of the milk need use but one hand in placing the bottle in position and locking it sately.

I claim:

1. A mill; bottle holder including in its construction a U-shaped member for receiving into it a bottle-neck, a support having an arm at each side of the member, a pivot member in each arm each supporting an extremity of said U-shaped member. and on which the latter is adapted to be tilted out of the plane of the support to swing its said extremities from the vicinty of the support whereby to admit a bottle-neck be tween them, and an elastically mounted latch housed inoneof the arms adapted to engage the member when the latter lies in the plane of said arm.

2. In a milk bottle holder, the combination with a door and doorframe, of a U-shaped holding member adapted to receive the neck of a bottle between its spaced extremities, a support adapted to be secured on the doorframe to which the said extremities or" the member are pivoted, said member adapted to swing into the plane of said support and likewise adapted to swing to a position substantially at right angles to said plane, said support having a latch normally covered and protected by the door, there beingan aperture in said support through which the latch extends adapted to engage the member when the latter lies in the said plane of said support.

3. In a milk bottle holder, the combination with a door and door-frame, of a- U- shaped body for attachment to the said doorframe adjacent the door, the same having a latch pivoted in one of its legs covered by the door when closed, and a U-shaped holding member lying between the legs of the body, and said latch having a tongue extending through said leg, adapted to receive a bottle-neck, the extremities of said member being pivotally supported on said legs and adapted to lie normally at right angles to the plane of said body, said member having an aperture in one of its extremities to register with and to receive the tongue of said latch into it, for locking the member in the plane of the body.

4. In a milk bottle holder, the combination with a door and door-frame, of a U-shaped body for attachment to the door-frame ads jaoent the door, the same having a latch pivoted in one of its legs and covered by the door when closed, said latch having a tongue extending through said leg, a U-shaped holding member lying between the legs of the body adapted to receive a bottle-neck, the extremities o't'said member being pivotally supported on said legs and adapted to lie normally at right angles to the plane of said body, said member having an aperture in one of its extremities to register with and to receive the tongue of said latch into it, the said latch adapted for locking the member in the plane of the body, and a shield surmounting the holding member, atlixed to it and spaced from the top surface of? the same, said shield receiving beneath it the lip of a bottle-neck held in said member.

5. In a milk bottle holder, the combination with a door and door-frame, of a Ll-shaped body for attachment to the door-frame adjacent the door. the same having a latch pivoted in one of its legs and covered by the door in the closed position of the same, a U-shaped holding member lying between and pivoted to the legs of said body and adapted to lie normally at right angles to the plane of the said body, said member having an aperture in one of its extremities to register with and to receive the latch into it, the latter adapted for locking the holding member in the plane of the body, and a shield surmounting the holding member, afiixed to it, and spaced from the top surface of the same to closely overlie the opening of a bottle held in said member, and having a flange at its marginal edge enclosing the 10 exposed portion of the lip of said bottle. In testimony whereof I affix my signature MEINHARDT M. SEIPT. 

